Success, Failure, and Laughs: Sports Movies Part 2

Dave Morrissey

Dave is an accomplished economics instructor with over two decades of experience in the prestigious International Baccalaureate program. His students have consistently ranked in the top 10% annually, and one year they achieved the highest overall class average in the world. This outstanding achievement led a UK publisher to request that he write a textbook, an offer he declined in favor of creating sports quizzes, which he found more engaging.

In addition to his teaching career, Dave is also a former high school football coach, having won a couple of local championships. While he wishes he had won more, he continues to be deeply involved in football as a scout, recruiter, and social media creator for a university football team.

Dave's passions extend beyond the classroom and football field. He is an avid fan of live music and international travel, often combining these interests. He has traveled to Spain, England, Iceland, and Chile to see bands perform. His greatest pride and joy is his daughter, who has recently excelled in powerlifting. In just a few years, she has become the Canadian record holder for the bench press in her weight class and finished second overall in the combined national event (bench, deadlift, and squat) in Moose Jaw in March 2024. She will be representing Canada at the World Bench Competition in Austin, Texas, in May 2024.

A die-hard fan of the Las Vegas Raiders, Dave has experienced his share of sports heartache, having seen them play in seven NFL cities with six losses. His all-time favorite athlete is Don Mattingly, reflecting his deep love for sports that spans many arenas.

Success, Failure, and Laughs: Sports Movies Part 2

Who starred as the Little League manager in the movie Bad News Bears?

In the movie Mystery, Alaska, members of what NHL come to town to play the locals?

In what movie does Denzel Washington portray a football coach?

In what movie does Will Ferrell portray an Olympic skater?

What baseball film starred Kevin Costner playing a character named Crash Davis?

In what movie did Charlie Sheen portray a major league pitcher?

What movie features Mark Wahlberg as an average guy who tries out for and makes the Philadelphia Eagles?

Who plays the baseball manager in the movie A League of Their Own?

Who portrayed an aging Joe Paterno in the movie about the events surrounding his leaving the progam?

What 1976 movie starring Don Knotts and Ed Asner featured a field goal kicking mule?

What 1993 film starred James Caan as a football coach?

What Hollywood film starring John Candy is about a Jamaican boblsed team?

In what movie does Matthew McConaughey portray a football coach?

In what movie does Gene Hackman portray a basketball coach?

What hockey movie starring Karl Malden was about the 1980 U.S. Men's Olympic Hockey Team?

In what movie does Will Smith star as forensic pathologist investigating the NFL?

In the movie Silver Linings Playbook, what football team are the main characters big fans of?

Who plays Adam Sandler's football coach in the comedy movie The Waterboy?

In what film does Robert De Niro play an obsessed baseball fan?

What actress starred in the football movie The Blind Side?

What golf movie features Bob Barker getting into a fight with the main character?

What movie stars Robert De Niro portraying real life boxer Jake LaMotta?

In what movie did The Rock play a football coach of a group of boys in a youth detention centre?

"If you build it, they will come" is a famous line from what sports movie?

Who starred as Venus and Serena Williams' father in the movie King Richard?

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